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Thierry Correia

Thierry Correia

Portuguese footballer (born 1999)

Thierry Rendall Correia (born 9 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Valencia.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rendall and the second or paternal family name is Correia.
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Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Amadora, Lisbon metropolitan area of Cape Verdean descent, Correia joined Sporting CP's academy at the age of 10.[3] He spent the better part of his first year as a senior with their under-23 team.[4]

Correia made his competitive debut for the main squad on 29 November 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Bruno Gaspar in a 6–1 away win against Qarabağ FK in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[5][6] His first start was the following 4 August, in the 5–0 loss to S.L. Benfica in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[4]

On 11 August 2019, Correia played his first match in the Primeira Liga, featuring the entire 1–1 draw at C.S. Marítimo.[7]

Valencia

On 2 September 2019, Correia signed a five-year contract with Valencia CF for a €12 million transfer fee.[8][9] He made his Spanish La Liga debut later that month, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–3 home draw against Getafe CF.[10]

Correia scored his first goal as a senior on 7 January 2021, closing a 4–1 away victory over Yeclano Deportivo in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[11] His first in the league came on 9 May, in the 3–0 home defeat of Real Valladolid.[12]

International career

Correia earned his first cap for the Portugal under-21 side on 5 September 2019, in a 4–0 victory over Gibraltar in the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[13]

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2022[14]
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Portugal U17

Portugal U19

References

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    "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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    "Thierry Correia" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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    Da Moura, Bruno (30 November 2018). "Luso cabo-verdiano Thierry Correia estreou-se na equipa principal do Sporting" [Portuguese-Cape Verdean Thierry Correia made debut for Sporting's first team] (in Portuguese). DTudo1Pouco. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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    Fernandes, Mariana (4 August 2019). "O dia em que Thierry se estreou a titular e não conseguiu esconder as lágrimas de tristeza antes do apito final" [The day Thierry made starting debut and could not hide tears of sadness before full whistle]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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    "Thierry Correia: "O momento em que entrei foi muito emocionante"" [Thierry Correia: "The moment I came in was very exciting"]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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    "Thierry Correia e a estreia: "Estou há 11 anos a trabalhar para este dia"" [Thierry Correia and debut: "I've been working 11 years for this day"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. [7]
    Fernandes, Nuno (11 August 2019). "Erro, tremedeira e desperdício. E o leão continua sem ganhar" [Mistake, tremors and waste. And lion remains winless]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Comunicado Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD" [Sporting Clube de Portugal announcement – Football, PLSC] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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    "Sporting anuncia saída de Thierry Correia e confirma valores do negócio" [Sporting announce departure of Thierry Correia and confirm details of the deal]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  10. [10]
    Valle, Conrado (25 September 2019). "Dos defensas de plastilina dibujan un partido de locura en Mestalla" [Two clay-like defences outline crazy match at Mestalla]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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    Valle, Conrado (7 January 2021). "Gracia descubre la calma en Yecla" [Gracia finds calm in Yecla]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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    Gadea, Joel (9 May 2021). "Maxi Gómez desquicia al Valladolid" [Maxi Gómez makes Valladolid come undone]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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    Gouveia, Ricardo (5 September 2019). "Euro Sub-21: Portugal-Gibraltar, 4–0 (destaques)" [Under-21 Euro: Portugal-Gibraltar, 4–0 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  14. [14]
    Thierry Correia at Soccerway
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